Dictionary Poems - Poems about Dictionary

Violence, a physical behavior intended to hurt someone. Violence, the strike from his hand to her face. Violence, the screamed threats as she cries. I try not to panic. Violence, was it intentional or did he just lash out? Violence, is his word true beyond a doubt? Violence, he tells us that he’s sorry. I try to believe it. Violence, the unlawful act...

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UNDEFINED (a true story) The morning after the total housefire, 52 years ago, when the journalist asked the elderly man, “How do you feel after this tragic, sudden death of your wife?” I’d expected to hear a few sad words in response to the intrusive...

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The dictionary is bedeviling me, Open at a whim, To glance all the wonderful words within. Caught in its spell, The words jumble, And tell, All about the world without. The pieces all have meaning, And though it may be lost, Each word in...

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That ancient dictionary is very informative It gives the words meanings, origins in details and opposites Etymology and scientific historical search...

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As guardians of our own hearts We've felt ourselves sprout from this mild dirt. Aligned now in rows of love flowers, We guard ourselves. Storm after storm....

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I think pals are like a dictionary I look at and love it is not for their faults to see my own faults through them. There are faults in the dictionary I think we realizes and corrects our own shortcomings through the dictionary....

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dictionary pup wanted to know each and every word. he read the encyclopedias, which some said was absurd. he took a pile of magazines and novels to his bed. falling asleep among books that were green, blue and red. you have to cut this out, his mother said, quite stern. but how else will I glean knowledge? How else will...

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Let’s agree that our words mean something; words like Ma and Pa, all those proto-vowels, but also ‘prestigious’ and ‘disambiguation’ they also are layered with insights for the perceptive. Words can be as layered as Damascus steel, more so, they many even have roots as deep as earth-time itself. All interesting words have a winding history, their meanings are associated, linked with many more meanings. Such words...

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Dr Johnson I presume May I enquire why Sir This 2nd edition of your dictionary Has so very few words and only 1 page in it Such as and if I may , can I quote you Contempt Corruption Cruelty Deceit Disregard Genocide Lies Manipulation Power Oh or am I missing the point is this indeed in fact the Machiavelli Political and Power special edition They use to put your hand on...

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LITTLE CHILD read the dictionary: a poem about all things! Strains of marigold those shadows of dancing old! Ashes to ash all-in-all a mental addiction burning wells of poetry all souls a poem Cut yourself with A's and create imaginary gardens with real toads real change -- the only poem And Life is brazenly amazing leaving no time for thought. is what i heard. :: 12.28.2021 ::...

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I am intrigued when Jesus-Host took her hostage: biolocating-- to *chapel-ize* that strange cottage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My computer told me "chapelize" was an unknown word... would you like to add it to the Dictionary? I clicked YES! Woot woot my first new official word! I have so many more... this will be fun to add to. :D [Inspired remotely by...

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Man is a living thing With going perspectives With changes In characters and behaviours In the spiritual and mterial worlds Too difficult to understand thoroughly Are psychology, philosophy, religion The dictionaries To solve these puzzles I wonder...

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Many a keyword To the godown of knowledge To the secrets of language To the secrets of facts and logics To the secrets of life But not the secrets of the unknown Which needs a keyword to An almighty dictionary —A religion...

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Gail R DeBole Written on 7/12/2021 The committee’s task was to remove Word-fossils from dictionaries no longer used. These were concepts no longer respected By a society that was less introspective. “Privacy” was a concept frowned upon. Social media had turned the world around. To be “private” was now a criminal offense. Not being transparent made others quite tense. Discretion was an idea that no...

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addICT - computer nerd with obsessive will convICT – cybercriminal with pockets to fill contradICTion - system error likely a fatal fault afflICTion - computer bug everything grinds to a halt evICT - delete files not required verdICT – output results so desired restrICTion – cybersecurity all under lock and key benedICTion - data protection means privacy for you and me derelICT -...

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